Please don't ask me why I bought this monstrosity - just help me

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  1. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I bought this about a month ago while down near the Cape visiting DS#2. I love chalkware and I thought I loved this too until I got it home and unwrapped it.

    It is about 2 feet long and weighs 5 million pounds.

    I can't read the name on the back. I figure if I know who made it I might be able to get rid of it easier.

    Also, would I be crazy to sell this on ebay and try and send it through the mail?


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    Bookahtoo, Sep 25, 2016
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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

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  3. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Thanks Davey - it is a similar style. But it's like comparing Jayne Mansfield to Grace Kelley.
     
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  4. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    "Depose" I usually associate with France.

    I see maybe A. Carchy
     
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  5. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    It looks like her legs must be very short. At first I thought she was kneeling or something. Is that why you said it's a monstrosity? I sort of like that style, although see what you mean about the comparison with the one in Davey's link.
     
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  6. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I guess when I saw her in the store I was thinking Art Deco. When I got her home and unwrapped her I was very surprised to see what she was wearing. :eek::bored::yuck::D
     
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  7. Mill Cove Treasures

    Mill Cove Treasures Well-Known Member

    I also have one of those giant chalkware things. I can't get to it right now but if I remember correctly, it was 20" or 21" long. No markings on mine. I did try to sell it on ebay but the shipping cost was shocking and that was a few years ago, I can't imagine what it would cost now.

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  8. yourturntoloveit

    yourturntoloveit Well-Known Member

    In the third photo (the "thin/short" photo) I see: O R A 49 . . . or 42 or 47 before the word "Depose." ;)
     
    yourturntoloveit, Sep 25, 2016
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure if I hate it... or really hate it.(LOL) Late 40s French?
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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  11. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    OMG!
    I'm watching To Catch a Thief right now!!!
     
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  12. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    I concur!!!
    I thought she was Dorf On Dogs!
     
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  13. fenton

    fenton Well-Known Member

    What was wrong with Jayne Mansfield?
     
    fenton, Sep 26, 2016
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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    not everyone liked her showing off her nips.......

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    my my, do they look uncomfortable with her leaning over....

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  15. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Right after these shots the girls came out for a stroll.
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  16. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice

    yeah, the party is no longer fun when some one gets his eye poked out........................
     
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  17. fenton

    fenton Well-Known Member

    That's extremely mild compared to the present day.
     
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  18. Vincent Montefusco

    Vincent Montefusco Member

    Depose means 'registered design' in French
     
    Vincent Montefusco, Jul 25, 2017
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  19. Pat Sousa

    Pat Sousa New Member

    In fact the torso is short and the skirt (legs?) is long.
     
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  20. Pat Sousa

    Pat Sousa New Member

    When one views these vague signatures the brain and eyes can play tricks on us, but it appears to me to be: G. (or y.) Carchi (or Carchu).
    Is it chalkware (a form of plaster of Paris)? If you can scratch it with a finger nail and easily remove a white powder, it is probably chalkware.
     
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